Archive for August 2022

The year was 1968 and that summer I would become invested with the habit of the Sisters of Notre Dame. What would my classmates and I wear? This was an important question—and an unusual one that hadn’t needed to be asked for decades. Vatican II allowed a seismic shift in the manner in which apostolic…

I came across a few names for animal congregates recently and decided to research others beyond the more familiar ones like pride of lions and school of fish. Do you know the group name for these? Answers are at the end of this blog. 1 hyenas 2 zebras 3 porcupines 4 rabbits 5 buffalo  6…

Over a year ago I wrote a blog and an article for SNDUSA which told of my practice of holding up my coffee cup and addressing God with “Cheers!” I still often do that; however, the coffee prayer has cooled in starting my morning praise. I wonder whether it’s too familiar an address. Of course,…